Internationale ontwikkelingen maritiem

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Volgens een bericht op het Italiaanse defensieforum bestaat de Franse aanbieding uit 4 Belharra klasse fregatten waarvan 2 stuks met 32 cells VLS (Aster 15/30 & MdCn kruisraketten) en 2 stuks met  16 cells VLS (Aster 15/30). En de modernisering van de Hydra klasse fregatten (MEKO 200HN).

Het totaal plaatje zou zo rond de 5 miljard Euro moeten kosten en dat is inclusief G2G support en een investering die over 10 jaar verdeeld word. Volgens het bericht volgt in de komende dagen meer informatie. De Franse minister van Defensie was deze week in Athene voor de ondertekening van het Rafale contract waarbij 18 toestellen geleverd worden (in 3 tranches, Juli 2021 6 stuks tweede hands, Lente 2022 6 nieuwe en begin 2023 nog 6 tweede hands toestellen).

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France to propose Belh@rra Intermediate Size Frigate to Hellenic Navy

According to information published by the French Website Zone Militaire Opex360 on January 25, 2021, the French defense industry could propose a modified version of its Belh@rra FTI (Frégates de taille intermédiaire - Intermediate Size Frigate) to Hellenic Navy armed with naval cruise missiles (MdCn) in addition to the 8 Exocet MM40B3C anti-ship missile, 16 Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missiles, MU 90 torpedoes, one 76mm naval gun and the two remotely-operated weapon station armed with 25mm automatic cannon.


https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/january/9606-france-to-propose-belh-rra-intermediate-size-frigate-to-hellenic-navy.html

Volgens berichten op Twitter bieden de Fransen 4 FDI's aan waarvan er 3 lokaal in Griekenland gebouwd kunnen worden, MLU voor de 4 Hydra klasse fregatten door Thales, FDI's bewapend met Aster15 en Aster 30's maar ook MdCn kruisraketten. Als interim oplossing kan Frankrijk 1 FREMM leveren + 1 of 2 La Fayette klasse fregatten.

Twitter berichten

Als reactie op de tweet word ook geschreven dat de La Fayette fregatten eigenlijk de enigste echte oplossing zijn als interim maar dat deze te licht gewapend zijn en er mogelijk nog een toevoeging gedaan word door de Franse defensie d.m.v. Rafale  of Mirage gevechts vliegtuigen.

Daarnaast lopen er nog steeds gesprekken met de VS, Nederland maar ook de Britten zouden interesse hebben in het aanbieden van de Type 31 fregatten aan de Grieken.

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STADT AS and Norwegian MoD Inks Electric Propulsion Development Contract

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement to take part in a development project that has the purpose to extend the range and features of the STADT Stealth Naval Electric Propulsion.

STADT AS press release

Due to increased use of electric and electronic weapon-systems, the Royal Norwegian Navy and navies all over the world show increased interest for electric propulsion to power future navy vessels. Overall goals are to seek minimum carbon footprint, lower power consumption with utilization of new low emission power sources. It is also a goal to increase operational range and defense capabilities by Stealth operations.

STADT will, in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Navy, further develop its own technology to meet their impressive goals, such as :
•No electric interference and low signature, surpassing todays naval EMC standards
•Bring lifetime and reliability of electric propulsion up to a new high standard
•Extreme Propulsion Efficiency
•Compact footprint and low weight
•Extended endurance of the ships
•Low environment footprints
•Adaptable to any energy source, or combinations
•Scalability to a very high power range
•Fulfilment of naval standards for shock and vibration

The STADT Stealth Drive technology has the capabilities to be essential for the new trend in naval ship propulsion.

The naval extension of the STADT Lean Propulsion ® – the STADT Stealth Drive range, is based upon the core technological elements that has been well developed and proven globally in the patented STADT Lean Drive technology.

A spokesman from the Royal Norwegian Navy said that STADT has developed a very innovative technology that has a potential to increase defense capabilities for the future Navy fleet.

"STADT has already had a break-through in the Navy-sector and installed STADT Stealth Lean Propulsion ® in vessels for other foreign navies. The acceptance from the Ministry of Defense and the Norwegian Navy for this joint development project, is important for us to further strengthen our position and possibilities for export and to succeed in ongoing projects and developments towards navies world-wide"

Hallvard L. Slettevoll , CEO of STADT AS.

STADT AS is member of the Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association, FSI.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/stadt-as-and-norwegian-mod-inks-electric-propulsion-development-contract/


STADT LEAN Propulsion is the perfect match for naval vessels due to its stealth performance with regards to both electrical and acoustic noise. The main propulsion system can be either a full electrical propulsion system or a hybrid solution with a main diesel engine and a STADT electrical motor on the PTI.

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France to propose Belh@rra Intermediate Size Frigate to Hellenic Navy

According to information published by the French Website Zone Militaire Opex360 on January 25, 2021, the French defense industry could propose a modified version of its Belh@rra FTI (Frégates de taille intermédiaire - Intermediate Size Frigate) to Hellenic Navy armed with naval cruise missiles (MdCn) in addition to the 8 Exocet MM40B3C anti-ship missile, 16 Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missiles, MU 90 torpedoes, one 76mm naval gun and the two remotely-operated weapon station armed with 25mm automatic cannon.

Greece has requested a frigate that will have the capability to conduct land attack using cruise missiles. To respond to the request of the Hellenic Navy, Lockheed-Martin has proposed to sale four MMSC (Multi-Mission Surface Combatant) frigates. The ship can be armed with two Harpoon shipboard launchers with eight RGM-84 Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles, one MK-15 Mod 31 SeaRAM close-in weapon system (CIWS) with 11-cell RIM 116C Block II Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs), a 57mm Mk110 deck gun and a medium-caliber rapid-fire gun.

The FTI is a French navy program to design and create a planned class of frigates. At the moment, the program consists of five ships, with commissioning planned from 2023 onwards. The export variant is designated BELH@RRA frigate.

The five FTI BELH@RRA frigates will be built by the French companies Naval Group and Thales. In April 2017, the French Defense Ministry announced the attribution to DCNS now Naval Group, a contract for the development and construction of five intermediate-size frigates (FTIs) for the French Navy. The steel-cutting ceremony of the first FDI frigate was held in October 2019.

The BELH@RRA frigates will be able to conduct a wide range of missions such as anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, patrol, maritime security, control of exclusive economic zone (EEZ), asymmetric warfare, and Special Forces activities.

The BELH@RRA frigates will have a length of 122 m, a beam of 17.7 m, and a displacement of 4,460 tons. The ship will have a crew of 110 people as well as an air crew detachment of approximately 15 people. She will also have a flight deck and one hangar to accommodate one unmanned VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft or one NH-90 naval helicopter.

The BELH@RRA frigate can be armed with one Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), two 20 mm remotely operated automatic cannons, 8 Exocet MM-40 Block 3 anti-ship, two Sylver A50 8-cell VLS (Vertical Launching System) for MBDA Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missiles and two dual torpedo tubes with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedoes.

The BELH@RRA frigate will be powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion system. She will have the capability to reach a top speed of 27 knots (50.0 km/h) with a maximum cruising range of 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h).

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/january/9606-france-to-propose-belh-rra-intermediate-size-frigate-to-hellenic-navy.html

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Interessante ontwikkeling daar in de VS, nog meer interessant zijn de 2 partners in dit project : Metal Shark en Sea Machines. Deze beide bedrijven zijn partner van Damen Shipyards, Metal Shark produceerd enkele kleine Damen ontwerpen voor de Amerikaanse markt. En Damen werkt samen met Sea Machines op gebied van haar eigen onbemande vaartuigen project de Damen Unmanned Patrol Craft (UnPaC).

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Metal Shark Developing Long Range USV For The U.S. Marine Corps

Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/metal-shark-developing-long-range-usv-for-the-u-s-marine-corps/

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Saab signs two contracts for next generation of surface ships and corvettes for Swedish Navy

According to a press release published on January 25, 2021, Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as well as a Product Definition Phase for the next generation; Visby Generation 2 corvettes.

The contracts include requirements analysis and are respectively the start of the modification work of the five corvettes and the acquisition of the Visby Generation 2.

"The contract is a major step forward for Sweden's surface combat capability, with the upgrade of current corvettes and the creation of the next-generation vessels. The Visby corvettes have been pioneers for 20 years, and after Mid-Life Upgrades, they will be well equipped for future assignments. The experience and knowledge that the Visby class has gathered over the years will feed into the development of Visby Generation 2," said Lars Tossman, Head of Business Area Kockums.

The Visby Generation 2 is a development of Visby-class version 5 and will be equipped with a modern anti-ship missile system, torpedo system, and air defense missile system.

The first Visby-class corvette was launched on June 8, 2000, and today five corvettes are in operational service. The product definition phase regarding Mid-Life Upgrades aims to make the five ships in the class operationally relevant beyond 2040. In addition to modifying the ships' existing systems, an air defense missile system will be added as a new capability. The RBS15 anti-ship missile system will be upgraded to the latest version as well as will the torpedo system with the new Saab Lightweight Torpedo.

The Visby-class is an advanced stealth corvette designed by Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and built by Kockums AB to conduct anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), mine countermeasures, and maritime patrol roles.

The Visby-class is powered by a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion system that includes two 125SII Kamewa Waterjets, four Vericor TF50A gas turbines, two MTU Friedrichshafen 16 V 2000 N90 diesel engines, and three generators of 270kW each. The ship can reach a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h) with a maximum cruising range of 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h).

The Visby-class is armed with one 1 Bofors 57 mm Mk3 naval gun, eight RBS15 Mk2 anti-ship missiles, four 400 mm torpedo launchers for Torped 45 torpedoes, and ASW 127mm rocket-powered grenade launchers.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/january/9597-saab-signe-two-contracts-for-next-generation-of-surface-ships-and-corvettes-for-swedish-navy.html

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SM-6 korter en SM-3 langere bereik

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the Missile Defense Agency launched "a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) target" over the Pacific. The John Paul Jones launched an SM-6 Dual I and destroyed the target. Then, in two subsequent tests on July 31st and August 1st, SM-6 Dual Is also shot down two different kinds of cruise missile.

"It's the only missile now out there that has what we call dual-mission capability," hence the name, Raytheon program manager Mike Campisi told me, speaking excitedly on a cellphone from a mountaintop in Hawaii, where he'd been monitoring the test. "That allows the combatant commanders to have choice. Instead of having separate boutique missiles for each mission... they can put SM-6s."

That said, SM-6 doesn't necessarily replace the dedicated ballistic missile killer of the Standard family, the SM-3, Campisi emphasized. SM-3 can hit incoming ballistic missiles earlier in their trajectory, at greater distances and higher altitudes, even in space — what's called mid-course defense. Anything that gets through, though, then comes into range of SM-6s doing so-called terminal defense. "There's very little overlap" between the SM-3's engagement zone and the SM-6's, Campisi said.

There's definitely a place for both interceptors, and you definitely don't want to rely on SM-3s alone, said retired Cdr. Bryan Clark, a former top advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations. In order to engage incoming missiles above the atmosphere, he said, "the SM-3 interceptor has to be large and is expensive, about $10 million, versus $4 million for the SM-6."

As a result, Clark went on, "SM-3 can defend a large area against ballistic missiles, but can't defeat  a large number of missiles": We simply can't afford enough of them to stop a Chinese Second Artillery-style "salvo." On the other hand, he said, SM-3 is perfect when you have relatively few incoming missiles to worry about but a large area to protect — say, defending Japan against North Korea.

SM-6 is shorter-ranged but cheaper and more versatile, Clark continued. It can't defend a wide area, but you can afford enough of them to deal with a major attack on a point target: a crucial base or an aircraft carrier, for example. And once you've stocked up on SM-6s, he said, you can use them for a wide range of missiles: ballistic missile defense, cruise missile defense, anti-aircraft, or — "since the Navy is equipping SM-6 with GPS" — strike missions against land targets. It wouldn't be too difficult, Clark added, to further upgrade the SM-6 to attack warships

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https://breakingdefense.com/2015/08/sm-6-can-now-kill-both-cruise-and-ballistic-missiles/

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Australia To Procure Long Range Anti-Ship And Land Attack Cruise Missiles
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/australia-to-procure-long-range-anti-ship-and-land-attack-cruise-missiles/

ESSM block 2, SM-6 en Tommahawk, ze zijn goed bezig daar in Australië.

Goed voorbeeld doet volgen ! .... ik ben voor   

SM-6 is voor meerdere doeleinden te gebruiken, maar duur en ..... vervanger voor SM-3 ?
Tomahawk voor de zee- en landdoelen op afstand, long-range

Je zou nog een tussen oplossing erbij kunnen doen : NSM, mid-range 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27068/navy-to-supersize-its-ultra-versatile-sm-6-missile-for-even-longer-range-and-higher-speed

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Australia To Procure Long Range Anti-Ship And Land Attack Cruise Missiles


https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/australia-to-procure-long-range-anti-ship-and-land-attack-cruise-missiles/

ESSM block 2, SM-6 en Tommahawk, ze zijn goed bezig daar in Australië.

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De Chilenen hebben de Canadese werf Vard Marine (onderdeel van het Italiaanse Fincantierie) gekozen voor het ontwerp van een nieuwe klasse ''Multipurpose Transportschepen'' die de twee LST's Chacabuco    (LST-95), Rancagua (LST-92) & Aquiles (AP-41) te vervangen. De lokale werf Asmar Talcahuano moet de vervangende schepen gaan bouwen. Op termijn liggen er plannen om ook de LPD  Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91 / ex-Foudre) te vervangen met een zelfde klasse schip.

Bron https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2021/01/19/noticia-chile-elige-vard-marine-nuevo-buque-transporte-armada.html


Hieronder 3 mogelijke ontwerpen die in aanmerking komen (naar mijn mening) om gebruikt te worden als basis ontwerp voor de nieuwe Chileense schepen.

VARD 7 313 MRV


VARD 7 312 MRV


VARD 7 510 LST



Het is jammer dat het 312 MRV ontwerp te veel bemanning nodig heeft maar als uitgangspunt zie ik zoiets ook wel voor onze vPELI maar helaas zal dat bij dromen blijven als ik kijk naar de huidige plannen.

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Bulgaria could move to double its minehunter fleet [Premium]

Through the acquisition of new platforms, upgrading existing forces and delving into the second-hand naval market, the Bulgarian Navy is attempting to improve its fleet within a budget that could yet suffer as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bulgarian Navy could seek to acquire an additional three or four Tripartite-class mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) in the next three to five years, as part of an effort to modernise its fleet and move away from ageing Soviet-era platforms.

Currently, the Bulgarian Navy operates three of the Tripartite ...

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/premium-bulgaria-could-move-double-its-minehunter-/

Hebben wij toevallig nog een of twee schepen te koop staan? Dan mogen de Belgen er ook 1 of 2 leveren  Samen aankopen en in de toekomst ook samen verkopen!

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Ik snap niet wat je zo interessant vindt aan een Vertical Launch System ?  Het is niet meer dan een magazijn en uiteindelijk een lanceer doos.

Dat klopt zekers. Maar het magazijn bepaald wel mede wat voor middelen je op je schip kan plaatsten. Als Nederland misschien hier ook interesse in heeft, betekend dit misschien een nieuwe strategische doel voor schepen.

En het is zekers wel meer dan een doos, in vergelijking met de "dozen"die Fokker maakt voor de PAC raketten. En is ook een staaltje techniek die ook weer invloed heeft op het ontwerp van een schip. Ben benieuwd als ze met wat nieuws komen, wie weet?

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Volgens onderstaand bericht op de Italiaanse defensie website RID wil de Italiaanse marine het LPH Giuseppe Garibaldi gaan inzetten voor het lanceren van satelieten.

https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3959.html

(Automatisch vertaald door Google Translate)

Towards a "spatial" GARIBALDI

In the 2021 Guidelines of the Chief of Staff of the Navy, the intention to use the aircraft carrier GARIBALDI as a platform for launching satellites into orbit was confirmed. In particular, the document states that during this year the verification of the use of the ship in this task and the training of personnel will begin.

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Heel vreemd dat de Fransen niet kiezen voor hun eigen bedrijven

Alles heeft een reden.  De Fransen en Britten hebben onder het MMCM programma diverse toolboxen getest.  Waarbij men uiteindelijk is gaan combineren met de best presterende componenten.  Naar verluid werd het Franse ECA geweerd.  Want hun toolbox was ondermaats.